Hose supporter



Feb. l2, v C C, PLATT HOSE sUPPoRTER Filed May 28, 1931 INVENTOR A11-ORN EYsv Patented` Feb. 124,11935 I :fi Y Y1 i Y UNITED NsTATEs garaNT Teo.FFlcE-;

l `1,991,172.y f3 HosEsUPPoRTER harles C. Platt, Nevl York, NQY. i

i Application May 2s, 1931`,`seria1Noisiacoa i Tonini (01.24155) While the hose and' Ysupporters"of` the present Itwill thusfbe more or less'self-evident that unlike invention are capable of usefulness independently conventional socks, the user of a large sizehose of each other, they are peculiarly adapted and who usually has large legsaswell as feet,`will especially designed forintimate coaction to the `n'ot'be disconnnodedwby an` embarassinvgly'gshort v end that a comfortably supported hose-maybe leg length.` I A `1` f5 provided. "The garter which is adapted when used with Insoiar` as the hose structureisconcerned,V an the sock of the present invention, to encircle the object of the invention is toprovidea sock or saine, slightly abovethe bulge of thecalf of the stocking which Will not only assure comfort in use leg," has its normal elastic action supplemented l0 but which Will protect the flesh from contact with by theuse of Srippeilements, WhiCh'jgeDtlY, but l0 a hose supporter, and to the extent thatfthe firmly' biteinto the fabricof thesock andaiiord stocking, sock or other leg covering element isA double `securityagainst slippagejwithout injury capable of absorbing,perspiration,V Willfproteot to theuleg. Y j 'i j the elastic materialof the garterV element from i The nvntionfmay be lIIIOI'@V UlYf liiidIStOOd i i deterioration in the ordinarycourse of use;V fromtlie followingwdescrption inconnection with 1,5

Insofar as `the supporter element-is concerned;V the accompanying `dravving`,wherein' the devicecombines the comfort of an ordinary Fig. 1 isa liielspftive` View ShOWiIlg a'SDGk golf garter With the security of theconventional and garter embodyingithpleselt iIiVeIItiIlTil'l sock garterandwhile'capable of `the convenientA applid DOSitiOil;` .j "f

application which-iis characteristic of the golf ig; 2 is anenlarged perspective view `of the 20 hose supporter, is not dependent merely upon the garter; j y I y y tautness of the band for its effectiveness in sup- Fig. 3 iS a fUIthB-I enlarged transverse secporting the leg covering With which it is assotional View on the line 3--3 lof Fig. 2, and

ciated. The sock and the garter in combination, Fig. 4 is a View taken on the same scale as Figassure not only comfort and protection to the 3 but showing an inside face View 0f 011 Of the 25 wearer, but the double security afforded by the adjustable. gripper elementscombination of an elastic leg gripping band with Referring With` Datilllai'ity t0 the drawing, I means for mechanically interengaging with the have used the reference numeral l0 to designate stocking. i generally a circular adjustable hose supporter It is among the Objects of the present invent adapted to encircle the leg of the wearer just 30 tion to provide a hose and garter assemblage of above the bulge ofthe .Cali Thisl Supporter iS this character, which will `be of simple, rugged, shown in position to grip and hold a stocking or durable construction, Well suited'to meet the re-l sock 11. Y quirements of economical manufacture and ex- The'latter may be of oonventionalstructure,

peditious facile manipulationwhen thesock and save Ythat the leg lengths 4and widths are pro- 35 garter are donned or removed. portioned to the foot sizes thereof in direct con- Another object is to provide a hose supporter, tradistinction to the conventional practice of conveniently adjustable to the requirements ofv using a single leg length and Width With all foot the user and acting automatically to mechanically sizes. Obviously such practicehas resulted in the engage the `stocking Which it supports, `merely as Wearers of the larger-sized hose being unnecessaan incident of closing a single clasp or other rily embarassed by thefact that the hose were separable fastener element. 1 Y entirely too short, particularly Where the Wea-rer Othel' Objects are t0 provide an arrangement was possessed of a stout ankle and calf and that inwhich the'supporter does notbecomesoiled,be- `it was diflicult to adjust and support them by cause it never actually contacts the flesh, and an standard garterconstructions and that the small arrangement which Will present an unusually leg Widths caused uncomfortable binding of the neat and stylish appearance when the hose and leg. ,i i garter are Worn together. `The Vgarter is formed of a length of Woven elas- In accordance with a preferred embodiment of tic tape. One end 12` ofk the tape carries the theinvention, the hose are designed to embrace keeper `element 13 of a separable clasp. The 50.

and cover the calf of the wearer. `Unlike conother end vof thetape is looped back upon itself ventional socks in which foot lengths are designed to form an adjustable bight 14. The running end independently of the width or length of the leg l of the bight passes through a conventional slip i encircling portion, each size of hose maintains the `buckle 15 and the standing end of the bight isV same ratio of leg length and width to the foot size. anchored to the slip4 buckle. Slidably mounted 55 I provide them with supplemental means designed to mechanically engage the fabric of the sock or stocking to be supported, such means comprising a pair of identical slide elements indicated generally at 16, 16. One of these devices is mounted on the free end 12 of the hose supporter and the other is mounted upon the inner run of the 'bight 14.

Each slide may comprise a smallmetal plate having its ends hooked rearwardly at 17|' to engage and embrace the elastic V10 which resiliently grips the elastically knitted top of the hose. Each plate has provided on the face thereo-f, a plurality of outstruck hose engaging elements 18 of anyV suitable character. The hoseA engaging portions 20 which are struck from the fiat inner faces of the plates 16 may comprise small projections, but they 'are preferably formed by punching holes completely through the plates so that the outwardlystruck hose-engagingV devices are separated by the punchingoperation, into a plurality of converging pointed tongues or spurs (illustratively three), the sharp points and the comparatively sharp toothed edges of which are peculiarly 'adapted 4for snagging engagement with the knit fabric of the upper vportion of the sock.

The projections are of insufcient height to pass through the knit fabric ofv the stocking and injure the calf of the leg, it being understood that they need merely be high enough to bite into the stocking, inasmuch as they will engage the stocking at the top portion where there is 'usually ribbed knitting. There is no danger of the pro- Y duction of runs inthe hose by the-use of the supporter. Y

40 Y In order to: facilitate the sliding of the gripper members along the elastic tape, which constitutes i the supporter, it will be apparent that by'simply stretching this tape, its effective Width is reduced and sliding of the sock engaging elements may be rapidly and conveniently eifected. l

It Will thus be seen that there are herein described garments and combinations thereof in which the several features of the invention are embodied and which in their action attain the various objects of the invention and are well suited to meet the requirements of practical use.

As many changes could be made in the above described construction and Y many apparently Widely different embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from thescope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

, Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure byrLetters Patent isi- Y f A garter includingastripiof elastic 'material adapted to encircle a stocking, a plurality of'unslotted plate members extending transversely of the strip and narrower than the width of the,

strip, the ends ofthe platesbeing bent` over the edges of the strip to define channels', the faces of the plates'lying interiorly` of the strip, means pressed outwardly kfrom the face of the plates to engage a hose encircled by thestrip, the opposite faces of said platesbeing smooth and cooperating with the turned back ends'to afford ready sliding of the plates along the strip said supporter including an adjustable bightoat one end and separable clasp elements carried'by the bight and by the opposite end ofthe strip, the side platesv being mounted respectively on the inner run of the bight and on the unlooped end of the strip.

f CHARLES` C. PLAT'I. 

